David Kobernuss has 40 years' experience in the primary metals industry. He has designed, installed, started up, and maintained rolling mills, slitting lines, annealing furnaces, etc., - any and all of the machines in metal rolling mills - for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. He has a BSEE and an MSEA (Engr. Adm.). He has been an expert witness for personal injury cases, both in industrial accidents and electrical substation accidents; also in cases of machine liability, and machine performance. He can act as an expert in safety, electrical design, mechanical design, processing machinery, machinery safety, and accident analysis.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BSEE from Carnegie Mellon UniversityBSEA from Syracuse University.Regitered PE in New York. Illinois, and Arkansas
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: IEEE
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Seven
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Industrial accidents, both on machinery and for electrical contact and injury.Product performance for production machinery.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 4 of 7
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 3 of 7
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: twice
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 1997
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: none
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: none
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: off and on for about seven years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, testing, reports, site inspections, data analysis, elecrical and mechanical suitablility analysis and performance to specifications, accident cause determination, and any other technical investigation that the case requires.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $150
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $150
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $200
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $225
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: All out of pocket expenses.
References
Bruce Soden, Greene Herschdorfer & SharpeOne Lincoln CenterSyracuse, NY 13202: Joseph Hewitt vs. Sithe EnergyAdam Hall, c/o Frost & Jacobs, LLP2500 PNC CenterCincinnati, Ohio 45202: Lee Wilson, Inc. vs. A-K Steel
John Herbert, c/o Harter, Seacrest & Emery700 Midtown TowerRochester, New York 14604: Joseph Cuff vs. E.W. Bilss
Steven Nosek, c/o Dunkley, Bennett, & ChristensenSuite 700, 701 Fourth Avenue SouthMinneapolis, Minn. 55415: A.J. Manufacturing vs. Mico Industries
